Friday, March 6, 2009

Mark and Angie at the Park and Rec Board have commandeered a local gym floor to lay out the background for the petals (the flowers themselves are on order from Holland, where else?). It involves geometry and compasses on a grander scale than we ever did at school.

You can also see the shape of the wiggly pathway through the middle. Here is the outline of one of the spinning flowers. More on that soon.

Here's the developing story of Philip Blackburn's sound projects developed for the Flint Hills Children's Festival at the Ordway Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota. Last year was a Sonic Playground; this year it's the Singing Garden. Here too are extra residency projects that involve making, playing, composing and performing with homemade instruments.